We have an amazing family of plants in S-P to add colors to our lively community. The Plants Committee is looking for responsible individuals who want to help us care for the plants. You can show off the beautiful plants to your friends when they come visit! If you are interested, please email sp-plants-chair.
Newsletter Committee
Gone on any fun day trips? Checked out any cool bars? Got an opinion you want to share? Write about it! The newsletter chair is looking for writers, artists, cartoonists, and photographers for the Orientation issue of the Sidney-Pacific newsletter. Write to sp-newsletter for more information.
Information Technology Committee
Write to sp-it-chair
Environmental Committee
Care about the environment? Want to help make SP the greenest dorm on campus? Wish to make a difference? Then you should join the Environmental Committee at S-P for a chance to shape the environmentally friendly future of our community! Please email sp-environment-chair with Committee in the subject line and a brief description of your specific interests.
A/V Committee
Email sp-av-chair
Brunch Committee
The S&P Brunch is a free monthly breakfast. Brunch committee members buy and prepare food once a month for anyone who likes free food at MIT. As a brunch committee member you can influence what food is bought, how it is prepared and who our musical guest will be. If you are interested, email sp-brunch-chair.
Social Committee
The S&P Social committee is responsible for dorm-wide social events. Events range from barbeques to big inter-college dance parties to movie screenings. Like to meet at lot of people? Do you have a great idea for a party? Interested in something unusual that you'd like to share? As a social committee member, you can influence what the types of social events at S&P, how they are organized, and help plan and execute events. If you are interested, email sp-social-chair.
Coffee Hour Committee
Each week Sidney Pacific holds Coffee Hour, usually on Wednesdays at 9:00pm. Coffee Hour is one of the many events at Sidney Pacific that creates an opportunity for students to take a break from their work and mingle with each other. Help for setting and cleaning up, buying food and suggestions for improving Coffee Hour is always welcomed! If you are interested, email sp-coffeehr-chair. See you at Coffee Hour!
Photofile/Archive Committee
Do you like taking pictures? Do you want to improve your photography? Do you want a really good excuse to blow off labwork and go to fun S-P events? Then the Photofile/Archive committee is for you! We're responsible for creating a record of life at Sidney Pacific, and we're always looking for more photographers. You'll get to use S&P's Canon digital SLR, see your work on display in the lobby, and help plan and run photography-related events such as photo contests and workshops. No experience is necessary--we're happy to teach, and this is a great way to learn!
Aquarium Committee
We are the team responsible for keeping the aquarium in the lobby an eye-catching welcome to S-P by ensuring that the fish are healthy and the tank stays clean. If you are interested in learning how to care for an aquarium of your own, this is the job for you, since no experience is required. The aquarium committee is a great way to get involved with the S-P government and we are flexible on time commitments. If you are interested, please email sp-aquarium-chair.
Arts Committee
Email sp-arts-chair for suggestions
Cultural Committee
The Cultural Committee organizes cultural events with performances, music, authentic food, cultural outings and a large cultural festival in the summer. Interested in promoting cultural events, sharing with your fellow residents your own traditions and customs or learning about certain cultures? Do you know of an upcoming cultural festival or performance which would be an interesting cultural outing? Or if you a part of an international student group, just let me know about your activities. Please email sp-cultural-chair
Outreach Committee
The Sidney-Pacific Outreach Committee is actively involved in improving the interaction between the SP student community, the residents of Cambridgeport area, and the Cambridge community in general. Past activities have involved volunteering at Rosie's Place and CASPAR, organization of a tax workshop, mentoring of school students and many other fun activites. It is a great way to give back to the communtiy that we are a part of! If you have ideas about new outreach activites that we could do or would like to volunteer at such an event, email us at sp-outreach-chair!
